Why I'm Happy to Be 60 ; When Brenda Dawe Was Diagnosed with Breast Cancer at the Age of 48, Her Life Turned Upside Down. Determined to Beat Her Illness, She Fought Back and Then Raised Pounds50,000 for Charity. But Her Biggest Wish Was to Celebrate Her 60th Birthday. She Shares Her Story with Wendy Roberts.

Derby Evening Telegraph › February 06, 2008

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When Brenda Dawe was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 48, her life turned upside down. Determined to beat her illness, she fought back and then raised pounds50,000 for charity. But her biggest wish was to celebrate her 60th birthday. She shares her story with Wendy Roberts.

Throwing a lavish party to mark her 60th birthday was never on Brenda Dawe's wish list.

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Why I'm Happy to Be 60 ; When Brenda Dawe Was Diagnosed with Breast Cancer at the Age of 48, Her Life Turned Upside Down. Determined to Beat Her Illness, She Fought Back and Then Raised Pounds50,000 for Charity. But Her Biggest Wish Was to Celebrate Her 60th Birthday. She Shares Her Story with Wendy Roberts.

Jetting off on a dream holiday to celebrate her big Six-0 was also the furthest thing from her mind.

"All I wanted to do was be here to see it," said the mother-of- two from Chellaston. "After my battle with breast c...

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